Tool of the pliers type.



' w. 'n.rBALLJ TOOL 0I' THE PLIEBS TYPE. l l APPLIULTIOR FILED XABJB, 19'10. i

I 1'9712582'" fPatented-ot-,lsalo Wiz. wzl,

v tools ofthe plier type.

lTo all whom. 'it 'mag/ concern- WILLIAM ROSSEMBALL. OFBRYAN. TEXAS.

'roei'. Grams. Pumas 'ryiuztl 971,582.A i i' Be it, known that l. Winamax lt. Balli..

vcitizen of thel United States. residing :it

Speicication of. Letters Patent.

Y Application filed Barca' 1-9.

1910. Serial Ro. 550,432.

through the slotl in'k the lever carrying 'the e sei screw and isof such length that one of itsends 13 projects llaterally bevond such IIt fwill be` Bryan, in the county of Brazos and State of n seen that theconstruction described permits Teaas,have invented certain' new and uscfiil Improvements in Tools of the PliersA Type,v of which the foilowingis a .specili-` cation, reference beingl had to the accom-V panying drawings. Y My invention relates to improvements in The object of the invention is to provide a tool of the' plier type having an improved form of handle adapted to be also-used for securing the pivote( levers rin adjusted po-l sition withrespect to each other. l Y Vith the above and, other object in view, theinvention consists of the novel constructon, combination and arrangement of parts,

hereinafter fully described and claimed, and

illustrated lin the accompanying drawings in Whiclizf Figure lis a -Lplan view of a ltool. constructed in accor i Fig. Q isan edge view of the same; and Figs. 3 and 4 are sectional views taken re- :s'pectiveli on the planes indicated by the lines 3 3 and 4--4 in Fig. 1. .f

.The invention com )rises a pair of crossed levers 1 whichv are fulcrnmcd at their points of intersection andiadjacentl one end b v` atiansverse bolt or pivot 2. theliitter passing through registering openings formed in cn-v gaged circular recessed portions of the two levers. The short ends 3 of the leversA serve as jaws and their opposing inner faces are preferablycurved longitudinally and roughren'ed or serrated, as shown at 4, to effectively engage a pipe, a nut, and bits. The long ince with my invention: i

arms 5 of. the two levers have their ext'rcinities-shaped to provide handles (i and their `lintermediate portions are formed with regisl tering!` transverse openings orslots- T to rci eeive a cross bar 8.

The hitter is pivotally pair of crossed pivotally connected levers 100 mounted in the slot of one lever b v a transreise pin t). the latter passing: through the bar at a suitable distance from onevof its.'

endswhereby said end projects latex-albiD from suchv lever and serves as a handle 1t). A set; screw or other clamping means 11 is provided in athroadcd opening l2 in the opposing lever 'and adapted to impingc against the intermediate portion of the cross barl to cause said har tolock the t-wo levers in adjusted position. y The cross bai' slides freely 'faces approximately midway `ends of t 0r the levers. j

3, the handle ends G ofthe levers are pressed together, andthe set screw 11 is tightened to Vlock the levers in adjusted position and on thc nut or bolt. When thus applied the ends or handles 10. 13ofthe cross bar may be grasped to'turn tne tool to rotate the nut or bolt. l When the tool is used as a bit brace the fiat faced end of the shank or' stein of the bitis plated between thek op iosing inner tween the ie. levers 5, which faces are preferably serrated or roughencd as shown at 14, the -set screw then tightened and the tool turned or rotated by graspin the cross bai' The serrated mes 14 on the levers may be also used for clamping wire and other objects.

Arranged-@on the inner portions of the jaws 3 of lhelcvers are oppositely disposed tapered staple'engagging hooks provided for the purpose of enabling.,T the tool to be used as a staple' puller. These hooks are. designated by the numeral lt. The device may 1re used as a wire stretcher and splicer by ar- .rangingr the wire-lwtwccn the serrated portions 14 of the two levers and then turning and manipulating the device as will be readily understmid. f v j ln order to permit the'toolto be'uscd .for cutting wire. and pulliugstaples. notches 20 are formed in the edges of the circular pivot portions of the two levers as showli.`

Having thus described thc invention, what is claimed is: j

The herein described tool comprising a' having short ends forming r opposing jaws, and long straight ends. the outer extremities of the long ends being shaped to provide handles, and the intermediate portions of said long endsbcing formed with transverse .105

rectangular openings` one of the latterbeing elongated. a rectangular cross bar having its intermediate portion arranged in said open-` ings. and its end portions shaped to'provide longitudinally extending handles. a pivot ,Patented 0&4, wie. 'i

VWhen used as a nut wrench the mit or boltr head 1s disposed between the jaws 2 'l e. n' 971,582

`pin passed thrngh one of sadlevers, and i levers in adjusted positon with respect to 10 Y 'v said r1-Hk bur ata point adjacent to one of each other. 5 Y

the handle ends of said ross bar, whereby n In testimony whereof I hereuntrofaix my the lum-r is Pivotally mounted in said lever sigm-ure in the presence'of two witnesses.

5 with (me of lts bundle ends projectingv from ,l f n said'lcvvr, :1nd n sei', screw arranged inthe WILLIAM BALL' ulmr lever to impinge aganbf. the interme Witnesses: l Y Y dmle pox'houof the cross hurto adJustably EDWIN VAYNE CRENSHAW, senrc sind klever to t'ne cross b :u and th'e two yJOSEPH MILTON HARE. 

